Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Anzac (The ANZACs were all volunteers., April 25, Anzac Day, was the day…
Anzac
-
April 25, Anzac Day, was the day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.
25 April, was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916.
-
In Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue, ANZAC Day is also commemorated to honour their soldiers who participated to the campaign.
There is no town called “Gallipoli”. It is the name of an area. Visitors to Gallipoli usually stay at nearby towns
-
-
ANZAC Day wasn't a public holiday in Australia until 1921. However it was not observed uniformly in all the states.
-
-
More than 11,000 ANZACs died at Gallipoli and more than 23,500 were wounded.
Services are held at dawn because in battle, dawn was the best time to attack the enemy. Soldiers would wake in the dark so at the first signs of light they were alert and awake.
The original Anzac biscuit was known as an Anzac wafer or tile and was part of the rations given to the ANZAC soldiers during World War I. They were included instead of bread because they had a much longer shelf life.
Anzac biscuits were created by wives of soldier’s who wanted to bake healthy goodies for their men. They lacked egg and milk, so kept for a long time and didn’t spoil during transport.
The Poppy as a symbol comes from Canadian John McCrae’s WWI poem. In Flanders Fields. It was used as a symbol by the Canadians for their Rememberance Day, and has been adapted as a reminder of the loss of all veterans in all wars.
This year marks the 102nd anniversary of the Anzac’s landing on Gallipoli shores to fight the Turkish in the First World War.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
